Sunday School

The last day of Sunday School was this past Sunday. I was pretty good about taking the kids every Sunday morning this past Fall but once I started bedrest, it was pretty much impossible getting the kids there. Both Brynn and Dylan were in the pre-K class. They had a fantastic teacher who my kids adore. They were both upset when I told them that Sunday was the last class until September but they had a little party for Pentecost and got to eat cupcakes at 9:00 in the morning so that immediately put smiles on both of their faces. Thanks Mrs. Marler! See you in September

Emme rolled...

Emme hangs out on her mat now and will play for quite a while (as long as mommy is in plain view). She rolls from back to belly and the other night rolled from belly to back. She will scoot so I know crawling is going to be right around the corner. Time to babyproof yet again (you'd think I'd be a pro at that by now)

HOT day

Dylan makes it very clear on days that it's very hot, that it means you either have to swim or stay inside because of the sun (such excuses). Anyway, I got a pic of the three kids sitting on the couch watching tv (notice the matching outfits--it's a sickness I tell ya)

School playground

I'm again falling behind on this blog (sorry mom)...two weeks ago I took the kids to play at the TVCS playground. It's a lot of fun for the kids there because it's pretty big and there's lots of little places to hide in the castle. I enjoy watching the kids play there because it was built the year Stephen and I graduated high school. Brynn follows Dylan around like a little puppy dog there and they hide and chase each other around. Next year I can see little Emily walking behind them trying to play with her siblings. Oh boy...so not ready for that.

Happy 5 months Em

Sweet Emme is 5 months old today. Where is time going? She rolled over for the first time Monday night. Dylan was so excited he immediately had to call daddy on the phone to tell him about his baby sister's first milestone! She's teething like crazy but once she gives you one of those big gummy smiles, she melts your heart. She is starting to grab at toys and giggles quite a lot. She will pull herself up straight when you put her in the highchair. Where is my baby going?What a true joy...

Hundred Lake

We are very fortunate to have a place to go to in the Summer to hang out near a lake and the kids can swim, dig in the sand, go boating and fishing. Stephen's family "get away" is relatively close to home and now that the kids are older, we are trying to spend as much time there as possible. We actually went up twice this weekend, both Sunday and Monday. We had a picnic and watched the kids enjoy the beautiful weather. Brynn went right into the lake with her Uncle Bryan and after a little coaxing, Dylan was right behind her. The water was incredibly cold, but I've learned that children don't care about freezing cold anything, as long as they are having fun they tend to ignore it. Here are some pics of Dyl and Brynnie. Emily isn't a fan of warm weather or sun, so she pretty much slept in her little bassinet.

P.S--the swimmies the kids are wearing are highly recommended! There's not like arm swimmies, it's made of the same material life vests are and my kids love them. It gives them more confidence when they are in the water, and Dylan actually swims with it.

DC BABY!

I have been involved daily on the internet with a group of women now since I was pregnant with Dylan. These 25+ women are pretty much my support system for everything. It still amazes me that we have been in touch with each other for 5 years now and I found them pretty much accidentally when I was surfing the web for pregnancy advice. We get together every year to have a mom's only weekend. This year was extra special because we were able to get 17 people together! Our hostess was fantastic and all of us stayed right at her house and travelled to Washington DC on Saturday. I have never been to DC but have always wanted to go. I wish I had more time both in DC and with my friends. I cannot wait to go back. I had a fantastic weekend (which was MUCH needed) and a wonderful husband who basically said "go and have a great time". I came home to a semi clean house, 3 very happy kids and felt so de-stressed when I got off of the train in Middletown on Sunday. Here are some of my favorite pics from the weekend. Thanks ladies for the laughs, tears and fun this weekend...until next time